Farewell, Part One

For today’s page, we asked Erica to draw whatever she liked as a farewell piece, and she gave us this lovely exchange. Whether such soul-baring is actually part of the upcoming chapters, or a poignant moment that will never be, would, of course, be a spoiler.

I’m really sad to see the change of artists, though, the art was what drew me into the comic in the first place. Not that the characters and story aren’t awesome, but they take some time to hook you. Art is immediate.

Syr’Nj is the most prettiful in this page as she has ever been. Almost as prettiful as Byron, whose near-androgyny almost makes me wonder if I’m actually into guys. Then I remind myself that penis isn’t exactly my sexual prerogative. :C

Is it just me, or does Byron’s face never seem all that expressive when any kind of non-combat interpersonal tension arises? Really. Syr’Nj appears to be pouring the sap from her heartwood, while Byron sits around uncomfortably, prepared to leap away at a moment’s notice. It’s a grand picture, however, and it’s easy to interpose whatever hopes you may have for the plot on this particular moment. Well done, Erica, and good luck in all of your endeavors.

I have my bookmark linked to one of the earlier strips so I always check on GA by going to that strip and then clicking “latest”. I haven’t visited the homepage in over a year, basically ever since I started following GA. I was so used to that little obscure janitor’s entrance I forgot there was such a thing as a front door.

Sorry to see you go, Erica. As Alma said, the art was part of what drew me to this comic. That’s the medium’s strongest character, the art. Guilded Age has a great take on the fantasy genre and I’m interested to see how the story progresses, however I’m reserving judgment to continue on who will graphically represent GA from here out. Please don’t go Gen 13 on me.

yes, most of us have said our teary-eyed goodbyes under the comments section of said blog. But, we must soldier on and undertake the arduous task of being mildly inappropriate and punny once more… for the gipper. That said, its interesting that Syr’nj is almostly completely covered up here (which a burka could fix), but byron is still trying to check out her melons.

I must admit I have not been reading the blog posts, and I am saddened by this news =(

Erica, I hope you have good luck in whatever you go on to, although you probably won’t need it because you are an amazing artist. Love this page, and will continue to check your blog regularly.

That being said, I still love the writers here, and even if they start illustrating it with stick figures, I would probably still read it. (probably) I don’t envy the new artist though. Erica has big shoes.

More sadness. No matter who comes in to do the art, they just won’t be the same. I’ll stick around to see what happens – but I’m gonna miss Erica and her art. She gave T and Phil some much needed class, man.

Well, I guess it’s not completely lost, but it still sucks. Writing will still be fantastic, it’s just that I hope the next artist will be up to drawing all the fantastic moods and expressions of the characters.

It’s not an easy thing to do. If any of you read the webcomic Erfworld (recommended!) they too had a change of artists- the original artist had a fantastic style and altough the one that came after is not quite as good, she’s still done a fantastic job.

So I think that even if we perhaps will never have the same quality again, we can probably expect it to still be great.

that’s a little rough. erica’s an awesome artist, and she’s set a very high bar- but there’s no reason that her replacement won’t be just as good. i’m just curious as to how phil and T are hunting them down.

I really like this piece as it hints at things I have begun to hope for in terms of character development, and yet someone else could read something completely different into it. Thanks for everything you have brought us so far in this series Erica, I really have enjoyed the balance between the art and writing. I look forward to the continued adventures of the gang (with some trepidation – but come on, these guys will pick someone they can trust) and wish you all the best in whatever paths you now pursue.
And, as Robin Williams once said, “joke ’em if they can’t take a f**k”.

Everything, that came up my mind have been said by previous commentators… But I cannot resist, but tell you, that I love your work… I will miss this unique style.
May all gods watch your steps, and may the Moon bring you happiness, the Sun bring you luck and warmth!
Hopefully you won’t regret leaving. Ever.
Thanks…

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